What color is #75382D?

#75382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75382D?

The RGB value is 117, 56, 45: 117 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75382D?

The complementary color is #2D6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75382D color

#75382D rgb(117, 56, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #75382D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (117, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 62% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#75382D color codes

HEX	`#75382D`
RGB	`rgb(117, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 62%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 62%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.35, 25.69, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.35, 32.08, 36.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.225, 6.801, 3.309)`
Decimal	`7682093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75382D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #75382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#75382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #75382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75382d; }
.text { color: #75382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75382d, #755c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #75382D?: #75382D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75382D?: The RGB value is 117, 56, 45: 117 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75382D?: The complementary color is #2D6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.